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Physicians should consider their retirement and plan ahead at all stages of their career

Tips Provided to Help Physicians Plan for Retirement

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Strategies to save for retirement should be adapted through different stages of physicians' careers
More cancers have been diagnosed in their early stages since the Affordable Care Act was implemented

ASCO: Early Detection of Cancers Up Since Affordable Care Act

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The exception was diagnosis of early-stage prostate cancer, which declined
The number of U.S. women living with metastatic breast cancer has been rising since the 1990s

More U.S. Women Living With Metastatic Breast Cancer

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Better treatments, aging population may explain trend, researchers say
Early multimodality treatment seems to achieve best results for children with infantile hemangiomas of the nose

Review Supports Early Multimodal Tx for Infantile Hemangioma

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General consensus supporting early multimodality treatment for infantile hemangiomas of the nose
The decline in the number of Americans without health insurance stalled in 2016 after five years of progress

CDC: Slowing of Decline in Number of Uninsured Adults

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Uninsured rate was 9 percent in 2016, compared with 9.1 percent in 2015
Hospitalized patients 65 and older may face a slightly higher risk of dying within a month of their admittance when treated by an older versus younger physician

Treatment in Hospital by Older Doctors Tied to Higher Mortality

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Older patients' hospital survival slightly higher when physician is younger, researchers say
Health care costs can be reduced

Plan Suggested for Reducing Health Care Costs

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Nine-point plan includes streamlining in billing, reduction in high facility fees, reducing drug costs
Most solid organ transplant recipients do not adhere to standard recommendations for cancer screening

Cancer Screen Adherence Low for Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

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But assessment by primary care provider linked to reversal of that trend
A new medical device has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat esophageal atresia.

FDA Approves New Device to Treat Esophageal Atresia

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Device uses magnetic catheters to draw the upper and lower esophagus together
An enhanced recovery after surgery program is associated with improved outcomes for patients undergoing elective colorectal resection and emergency hip fracture repair

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program Ups Outcomes

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Lower hospital length of stay and postoperative complication rates after implementation of ERAS